CVE-2023-5217

CRITICALNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-10-02), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 49%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3
8.8
Vendor severity
HIGHper Google (Chromium)Vendor's own band, not a CVSS rating — advisory text: (Chromium security severity: High)
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
49%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 28, 2023

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - Re: Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/7
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/2
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/14
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/12
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/11
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/29/1
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/6
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

oss-security - CVE-2023-5217: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/5
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-10-10-2023-1 iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2023-10-04-1 iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12

Patch Availability(29)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuvpx-tools (1.12.0-1ubuntu1.2) @ lunar2026-09-08ubuntu
ubuntuvpx-tools (1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1) @ bionic2026-09-08ubuntu
ubuntuvpx-tools (1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3) @ trusty2026-09-08ubuntu
ubuntuvpx-tools (1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2) @ xenial2026-09-08ubuntu
ubuntufirefox-mozsymbols (118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) @ focal2026-09-08ubuntu
ubuntuxul-ext-lightning (1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1) @ lunar2026-09-08ubuntu
redhatlibvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_82023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_42023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.9.0-7.el9_02023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.7.0-8.el8_12023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.7.0-8.el8_22023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.9.0-7.el9_22023-10-09redhat
redhatlibvpx-0:1.7.0-10.el8_62023-10-09redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el7_92023-10-05redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el7_92023-10-05redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el8_82023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el8_82023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el8_62023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el8_22023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el9_22023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el8_12023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el8_22023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el9_02023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el8_12023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el9_22023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el9_02023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el8_42023-10-04redhat
redhatfirefox-0:115.3.1-1.el8_42023-10-04redhat
redhatthunderbird-0:115.3.1-1.el8_62023-10-04redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(20 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium100.0.4896.127-1 ... 99.0.4844.84-1~deb11u1 (144 versions)117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1—
firefox-esr102.1.0esr-1 ... 91.9.1esr-1~deb9u1 (121 versions)115.3.1esr-1~deb11u1—
libvpx1.9.0-11.9.0-1+deb11u1—
thunderbird1:102.0.1-1 ... 1:91.9.0-1~deb9u1 (156 versions)1:115.3.1-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium113.0.5672.126-1 ... 117.0.5938.92-1 (42 versions)117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1—
firefox-esr102.11.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (194 versions)——
libvpx1.12.0-11.12.0-1+deb12u1—
thunderbird1:102.11.0-1 ... 1:115.3.1-1~deb11u1 (41 versions)1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—117.0.5938.132-1—
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (69 versions)——
libvpx—1.12.0-1.1—
thunderbird—1:115.3.1-1—
Debian:14(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium—117.0.5938.132-1—
firefox-esr128.13.0esr-1 ... 140.9.1esr-1~deb13u1 (69 versions)——
libvpx—1.12.0-1.1—
thunderbird—1:115.3.1-1—
Debian:10(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
firefox-esr102.1.0esr-1 ... 91.9.1esr-1~deb9u1 (223 versions)115.3.1esr-1~deb10u1—
libvpx1.7.0-3, 1.7.0-3+deb10u11.7.0-3+deb10u2—
thunderbird1:102.0.1-1 ... 1:91.9.0-1~deb9u1 (279 versions)1:115.3.1-1~deb10u1—
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
electron—27.0.0-beta.8—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 241× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 778 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-08 09:59 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-08 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-08 01:57 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-07 21:56 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-07 17:55 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-07 13:55 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-07 09:53 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-07 05:52 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-07 01:51 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-06 21:49 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-06 17:47 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-06 09:46 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-06 05:46 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-06 01:46 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-05 21:45 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-05 17:45 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-05 17:45 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-05 15:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-05 13:45 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-05 09:42 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-05 05:42 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-05 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-04 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-04 17:38 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-09-04 17:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-04 17:38 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-04 13:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-04 13:36 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-04 09:36 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-04 05:36 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-04 01:36 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-03 21:35 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-03 17:35 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-09-03 13:32 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-03 09:31 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-03 05:31 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-03 01:29 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-02 21:29 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-02 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-09-02 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-02 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-02 14:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-02 13:25 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-02 09:21 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-02 05:20 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-02 01:16 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-01 21:12 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-01 17:12 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-01 17:12 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-01 13:11 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-01 09:08 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-01 05:05 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-01 01:02 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-31 21:01 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-08-31 17:00 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-31 14:19 UTCCISA KEV update
  36. 2026-08-31 12:57 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-31 08:55 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-31 04:54 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-31 00:54 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-30 20:54 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-30 20:54 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-30 19:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-30 16:54 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-30 12:54 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-30 08:53 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-30 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-30 04:51 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-30 01:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-30 00:51 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-29 20:50 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-29 16:49 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-29 12:47 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-29 08:43 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-29 04:41 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-29 00:41 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-29 00:41 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-08-28 21:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-28 20:38 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-28 16:37 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-28 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-08-28 08:33 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-28 04:33 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-08-28 00:30 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-27 20:30 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-27 17:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  66. 2026-08-27 16:30 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-27 16:30 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-27 14:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-27 12:29 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-27 08:29 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-08-27 04:28 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-27 00:28 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-08-26 20:28 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-26 17:41 UTCCISA KEV update
  75. 2026-08-26 16:27 UTCEG score recompute

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCUT-Security/cve-2023-5217-poc
    First seen Oct 6, 2023

    A PoC to trigger CVE-2023-5217 from the Browser WebCodecs or MediaRecorder interface.

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 is a critical vulnerability published on September 28, 2023. Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
When was CVE-2023-5217 disclosed?
CVE-2023-5217 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 28, 2023, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-5217 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-5217 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 2, 2023, affecting Google Chromium libvpx. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-5217?
CVE-2023-5217 affects Google Chromium libvpx. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-5217?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-5217, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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